King-bolt



(Model.)

A. W. TRYON.

King Bolt.

NO- 241.895,- Patented May 24, 188|.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ALONZO W. TRYON, OF KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA.

KING-BOLT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,895, dated May 24, 1881.

Application ined March 22, 1881. (Model.)

.enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide means for preventing the breaking of the kingbolt of buggies or carriages when the wheels pass over uneven ground. To such end I arrange around the upper end ot' the hingbolt an elastic cushion, the said cushion being held upon the spring through which the king-bolt passes, substantially as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the axle, iifth-wheel, spring, and lthe elastic cushion, and Fig. 2 is a section takenv on a vertical central plane vindicated by dotted line x A indicates the axle, and B the iifth-wheel, the upper portion ofthe latter being connected with the reach C and with the curved-bar D upon which the spring E rests.

F indicates the king bolt, which passes throu gh the axle, the curved bar, an d the spring. The upper end of the king-bolt extends above the spring, and around said upper end is placed au elastic cushion, G, of rubber or other equivalent material, the said cushion being held between the upper side and the spring and a strap, H, by means of a nut or head, I, on the upper end ot' the king-bolt. This strap is secured at its rear end to the reach, and at its forward end is bent down alongside of the elastic cushion and a portion of the spring. The king-bolt passes through this strap which is provided with a perforation for such purpose. By this arrangement when either of the wheels is suddenly raised or lowered during the passage of the vehicle over rough or uneven ground, the elastic cushion will take up the shock and yield sufficiently to prevent breakage of the king-bolt.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Fatent, is-' The combination, with the king-bolt, of the spring through which the king-bolt passes, and an elastic cushion seated upon the spring and held upon the kingflolt by the strap H, interposed between t 'e cushion and the head of the bolt, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto axed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO W. TRYON.

Witnesses:

C. E. MCMILLAN, J. R. BAKER. 

